easyJet, Bristol’s largest and Europe’s leading airline, has today announced two new routes from the airport to Vienna in Austria and Basel in Switzerland, further strengthening links to the rest of Europe and beyond and boosting inbound tourism for the South West.

Bristol Airport has been awarded Airport Carbon Accreditation under the Airports Council International (ACI) Europe scheme, recognising efforts to map the carbon output of the business and commitment to reducing its impact.

Charter airline growth at Bristol Airport since the start of the year has reached almost 10 per cent after a strong performance in May, contributing to a 7.8 per cent increase in passengers across all sectors for the calendar month compared to 2014.